Combined beer cooling and dispensing apparatus



imm 8, 1939, w. KISSINGER 2,369,153

COHBINED BEER COOLING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed Nov.

Patented Aug. s, 1939 2,169,153

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFiE COMBINED BEER COOLING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS William Kissinger, Kiel, Wis.

Application November 1, 1937, Serial No. 172,281

1 Claim. (Cl. 62-141) This invention relates to a combined beer coolindicates a bar or counter including an upstanding and dispensing apparatus and has for its ing front portion 2 and a horizontally disposed object to maintain the beer at a constant temcounter portion 3 extending inwardly at right perature from the time it leaves the keg until angles to the portion 2 in proximity to the upper 5 it leaves a dispensing faucet ready to drink. end of the latter. The inner face of portion 2 5 A further object of the invention is to provide, is suitably connected with the outer lengthwise in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an appaedge of the portion 3. The latter in proximity ratus for the purpose referred to whereby the to its rear lengthwise edge l is formed with a beer conducting line from the keg to the disvertically disposed narrow strip 5 having its 1o pensing faucet is set up without a series of coils. lower lengthwise edge providing an abutment 10 A further object of the invention is to profor a purpose to be referred to. The portion 3 vide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an intermediate its ends and in proximity to its apparatus for the purpose referred to whereby edg@ 4 iS fOlmcd With im Opening 5 The part the beer conducting line is permanently cooled, f portion 3 bordering the upper end of opening l5 at a constant temperature without the use of an E is rabbeted as at l. Arranged within the 15 ice pack therefor, rabbet l is a perforated drain plate il. Remova- A further object of the invention is to provide, bly mounted in the portion 3, extending through in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an appaopening 5, and abutting the strip i is an open ratus for the purpose referred to including an top drainage collector provided at its top with 0 insulated refrigerated storage room, chamber or a flange ill for seating in rabbet i below and 20 receptacle for the beer and a portion of the bearing against plate 8. The bottom II of colbeer conducting line, an insulated refrigerated 18ct/0r 91S fOlmed with all Opening l2- Tlle C0ltubular column for the remaining portion of lector 9 is of less height than strip 5. The porthe beer conducting line and with the column tion 2 of bar i is anchored to the oor I 3 of the 5 closed at its upper end and opening at its lower 10012'1 in Which 'the bnl iS Set uit The OOf i3 25 end into said room, chamber or receptacle, is formed with an opening It aligning with the Further objects of the invention are to pro- Collector iii. The Opening li may be of any vide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an suitable contour, preferably rectangular and is apparatus for the purpose referred to which is so shown.

simple in its construction and arrangement, The apparatus includes a refrigerated storage S0 strong, durable, compact, thoroughly efiicient in room, chamber or receptacle in which the keg its use, readily assembled and installed relative 0r kegs of beer is or are stored under a state to a bar counter, and comparatively inexpensive of refrigeration and such part of the apparatus to set up. will be termed a receptacle generally indicated To the above ends essentially and to others at i5. The receptacle may be of any suitable s.; which may hereinafter appear, the invention contour preferably square and is so shown. The consists of the novel construction, combination receptacle l5 includes all OllG SGCOH l5 Pfefand arrangement of parts as will be more specinerably of sheet metal, an inner section Il prefcally referred to and illustrated in the accomerably of sheet metal and an intermediate secpanying drawing wherein is shown an embodition i3 formed of insulating material in the form 40 ment of the invention, but it is to be understood of a compact body of greater thickness than the that changes, variations and modifications` may sections I5, I'I. The receptacle includes top be resorted to which fall within the scope of the wall, a bottoni, a front wall, a rear wall and a invention as claimed. pair of side walls indicated at i9, 2d, 2l, 22, 23 In the drawing: and 2d respectively, provided by the sections I5, i5

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the appa- I'I and I8. ratus illustrating the adaptation thereof with lThe top portions of the sections IS, I'l, I8 are respect to a bar or counter, cut out to form the top wall with an opening 25 Figure 2 is a transverse section of the appapreferably of rectangular contour. The cutout ratus installed with respect to the bar or counter, in sections I'l and IB are of less area than the 5o and cutout in section I5. The portions of the sec- Figure 3 is an enlarged detailed View showing tions I6, Il and I8 which provide the side wall 22 the connection between the bar or counter drain are so formed to provide a door frame 26 in and a drainage lead-off. which is normally arranged a hinged door 21 With reference to the drawing, I generally whereby access may be had to the chamber 21 55 provided by the receptacle I5. The door 21 is constructed oi materials corresponding to and arranged in a manner similar to the walls oi the receptacle. The latter is normally closed to the atmosphere.

The apparatus includes a closed top and open bottom hollow column 28 of the contour corresponding to the opening 25. The column 28 is formed of outer and inner metallic sections 29, 30 and an intermediate section 3| of insulated material of greater thickness than the other sections. The said sections are so formed to provide the column 28 with top, iront, rear and a pair of side walls 32, 33, 34, 35, 3E respectively. The section 29, of the column at its lower end is connected to the edge of the cutout ol the outer section I8 of the wall I9. The section 3i! of the column at its lower end is connected to the edge of the cutout of the inner section I'i oi the wall I9 and bears against the edge of the cutout of the intermediate section I8 oi the wall Il). The intermediate section SI ol the column at its lower end bears against the intermediate section i3 ofthe wall i9. The sections 29, 39 of the wall 33 of the column in proximity to the top wall 32 are formed with two spaced parallel pairs ci aligning openings 3l. The section 29 of the wall 32 of the column is provided with an opening 33 in proximity to the sedr tion 29 ol' the wall 33 of the column.

Arranged within the intermediate sections of the walls 32, 33 is a drainage conducting-oii pipe 39 having a .funnel-shaped upper end 43 into which extends a drain pipe il which at its upper end is secured in the opening i2 in the bottom of the collector 9. The pipe 4i passes through the opening 38. The pipe 39 has an outwardly directed downwardly inclined lower part 42 which is secured in an opening "13 formed in the section 29 oi wall 33 in the opening 3i.

The pipe 39 discharges into an open top and closed bottom receptacle 44 secured to the outer lace of and below the iront opening 3'! in wall 33 of the column and extends to a point in proximity to floor I3. The body of receptacle 44 is open at its back, but when secured to wall it is closed by the latter. The receptacle 44 in proximity to its upper end and below opening d3 has secured therein a perforated partition 45 which inclines downwardly from rear to iront. The receptacle 44 has its iront disposed at a rearward inclination from partition 45 to its bottom 46. The latter has connected thereto a discharge pipe 4'! which extends downwardly through the bottom I3. The receptacle 44 is common to the collector 9 and one or more dispensing faucets 48.

The apparatus includes an intermittently operable thermostatically controlled refrigerating structure 49 common to and for relrigerating the chamber 2l@ and the space 5G provided respectively by the receptacle i5 and column 28. The space 50 at its lower end opens into the upper end oi chamber 21a. The thermostat for the structure 49 is of the electrical type, indicated at 5I, arranged within chamber Z'Ia and secured to the lower face of the top wall I9 oi the receptacle I5. The circuit connections between thermostat 5I and the mechanism fifi is indicated at 52. The structure 49 includes a coil element 53 positioned against the inner face of and extended through the wall 23 of receptacle I5.

Within the chamber 2la and supported upon the bottom of receptacle i5 are shown kegs of beer, by way of example, two in number and designated 54, and extending upwardly from these latter are beer conducting or dispensing lines 56, 51 respectively. The major portion 58 of the length of each line is straight, vertically disposed and arranged in chamber 2la and space 50, The remaining portion 59 of the length of each line is of materially less length than and disposed outwardly at right angles to the upper end of portion 5B. The portion 59 of line 56 extends through one of 'the pairs of aligned openings 31 and is connected to a faucet 48. The remaining portion 59 of the line 51 extends through the other pair of aligned openings 3l and is connected to a faucet 48. If desired the lines 56, 51 may be enclosed throughout with insulating material.

When the apparatus is arranged relative to the bar I the column 28 is positioned below and spaced from collector 9 and abuts the strip 5.

The receptacle I5 is suitably supported below the oor I3 and the column 28 is of a length to ex- `-end through opening i4 to receptacle I5.

IThe element or receptacle I5 provides what may be termed a normally closed insulated structure providing a chamber for the storage of a barrel or keg oi beer and for housing a portion of the length of a beer dispensing line leading irom the leeg. rlhe element or column 2B provides what may be termed a closed top insulated hollow structure of column-like form which opens at its bottom into the storage chamber and provides a passage for housing another portion of the dispensing line. rlhe column 28 is formed with aligned openings for the passage or" the remaining portion oi` the dispensing line to a faucet. The arrangement oi the dispensing line relative to the refrigerated chamber and space with the controllable reirigerating structure will provide for the maintaining of the beer at a constant temperature as it travels through the line from the keg or barrel to the faucet.

What I claim is:

In a combined beer cooling and dispensing apparatus, an insulated refrigerated closed upstand .ing hollow structure for positioning under and for extension to a point in proximity to a beer dispensing counter and for storing and refrigerating a beer source, a beer drainage collector arranged over the top of said structure and disposed in collecting relation with respect to the counter, said collector including a depending drain nipple arranged over the top of said structure, a refrigerated beer dispensing line leading from said source including an angularly disposed upper end terminal portion extending outwardly through the upper portion of a side oi said structure and adapted to open in a faucet, an upstanding drainage conducting off pipe ernbedded in said side and top, extending upwarly from said top and having its upper end encompassing said drain nipple, the lower end of the conducting off pipe opening at the front of said side below the said terminal portion, means coacting with the iront of said side to provide a laterally extended open top and closed bottom receptacle into which, below the top thereof said conducting off pipe discharges, a perforated partition within said receptacle below the lower end of the conducting off pipe, and a discharge pipe leading from the bottom of the receptacle.

WILLIAM KISSINGER. 

